Dovizioso fastest, Marquez crashes in Japan

The Italian clocked one minute, 54.877 seconds at Motegi with championship leader Marquez 0.2 seconds slower despite losing control of his Honda in the wet conditions.

"Everything felt ideal in the morning but I lost a bit of feeling after switching tyres for that last run in FP2", said Marquez, who insisted his crash would have little effect on his confidence in the title run-in.

"It was really good, also because we didn't expect so much to be competitive in the wet because the last two tracks that we rode in the wet, I didn't feel so good", said Dovizioso. "It's up to me to get the job done and not rely on good fortune".

Aleix Espargaro steered his Aprilia to the third fastest time after lunch, posting a late lap of 1:55.061, while Yamaha's seven-time premier class world champion Valentino Rossi was 12th quickest as he continues his return from a double leg fracture.

Tech3 Yamaha's Johann Zarco slashed Dovizioso's advantage to a little under six tenths with 15 minutes to go as he leapt into second, before Marquez managed to come within 0.043s of beating his title rival.

In the opening session, Lorenzo was sideswiped by Cal Crutchlow at turn nine, but he finished the session.

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